This could be in either Mature or Romance. There is very little sex but I hope you enjoy it. Thanks again to my friend Kiki for her editing.
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Penelope Layne was sitting at her desk at the law office where she was a secretary and assistant paralegal. The normally bubbly young woman of twenty five was looking down in the mouth today and seemed to be in another world. When her boss, Charles Vanderwalls, walked in and said good morning, Penny didn't even seem to notice. This was rather strange thought Charles.
"What's with you this morning? Did you break a nail or something?" asked Gertrude Lang, the office manager. Gertrude was the typical old biddy complete with white hair, skinny as a rail and had the stern glasses that hung on a chain. It was thought that had she been a man, she probably could have signed the original Declaration of Independence.
"Leave me alone you old battle axe" spouted Penny.
"Miss Layne, please come to my office" said Charles.
"Right away Mr. Vanderwalls."
Penny walked into her boss's office. Mr. Vanderwalls was an imposing man. He was 6'2" and around 190 with slightly graying hair. He always dressed impeccably with spit shined shoes. As a Naval Academy Grad with a law degree from Georgetown, he maintained his military style as he was still in the reserves. When Penny walked in, he was sitting behind his large mahogany desk.
"Is something wrong Penny? I've never seen you like this. If it's something you wish to talk about, I'm here.
"Thank you, sir. I'm just not feeling too well this morning. I'll try not to let it affect my work."
"Very well then. Please be ready for our meeting at 10 with the usual group.
Charles Vanderwalls was the managing partner of Buckwell, Vanderwalls, Gipson et all attorneys at law. Roger Buckwell, who was Charles mentor and friend, left the firm when he was elected to the state bench. Charles, at the age of 44 became the managing partner. George Gipson was the other primary partner along with about a dozen associates and paralegals. Unlike most law firms in the Dallas area, this firm specialized in mergers and acquisitions as opposed to personal injury. This made the partners quite wealthy.
Penelope managed to get through the day. She woke up feeling queasy and then thought about her period which was a week late. Her and her boyfriend Mitch had been careful she thought but accidents do happen. What if she is pregnant? How will Mitch react? All sorts of things were going through her mind.
She stopped at a drug store on the way home and picked up a pregnancy test. Early the next morning, she peed on the stick and sure enough, it displayed a blue plus. Now Penny became really stressed.
After work, she called Mitch and told him she needed to see him. At about seven that evening she nervously knocked on the door to his apartment. Mitch and Penny had been dating about a year or so. They had met at a party of a mutual friend. They hit it off so to speak. It was not really serious and neither had expected it to turn to marriage.
Penny thought that Mitch could do better. She is 5'4" with medium length straight sandy brown hair and freckles. She had always thought of herself as a plain Jane. Add to that she only weighed about 110 pounds, felt she had a pointy nose and overly large eyes. She knew she was less attractive than most women. She did have a bubbly personality most of the time.
Mitch answered the door and asked "To what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?"
"We need to talk."
Penny sat on the couch and fumbled with her fingers. "I'm pregnant Mitch. I took the test this morning and it came back positive."
Unexpectedly, Mitch went ape shit. "How did that happen? Is it even mine? You stupid cunt, how could you let this happen?" He was now screaming at her.
"Of course it's yours dumbass. I thought you'd be more supportive. It take two you know. I have not been with anyone else since we started dating."
"How much is the abortion? You take care of it and I'll pay my half."
Mitch Young, who was also twenty five, was a general contractor. He was quite successful having earned a degree in construction management was a partner in the business. He was 5'11 and about 190. He was in good shape.
"Your half? You make more than me and I don't want an abortion. One, it's not right and two it could fuck me up and prevent me from having other kids."
"Well don't expect a ring or anything. I always wore protection. It's probably not even mine you whore. Now get out"!
Penny stood up, slapped his face and stormed out. She went home and cried. Things were only to get worse.
Even though Penny was 25, she still lived at home with her parents. This enabled her to pay off her student loans and other expenses. She still could not afford a decent apartment. Her mom was a housewife and her dad owned a number of used car dealerships around the DFW area. She knew she would have to tell them about her predicament if she were to keep the baby. Penny decided to confirm things with her doctor before she broke the news. Unfortunately for Penny, her mom was a devout Fundamentalist Pentecostal. While she attended the church as a kid, Penny gave up on religion when she went to college. This already caused a bit of a rift between her parents and her.
After she got the doctors confirmation, Penny was sitting in her room again crying when her mom walked in. "What's wrong Penny? Why are you crying?"
Penny then proceeded to tell her mother about her condition. While she knew it would be bad, she never expected the outcry. "You little whore. You demon. You're a worthless slut. You need to move out. You have one week to get out of my sight. You're such a disappointment." Penny's mom, Ruth, slammed the door shut as she left the room.
The next day at work, Penny was crying and feeling down. Gertrude being Gertrude decided to berate the girl on her attitude that morning. "What's the matter? Another boy decided to dump you? In my day, girls didn't pine after boys like you. Oh well, I'm sure some desperate guy will hook up with you eventually."
